S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 3715 A. 5508
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
February 13, 2019
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
ment
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to provide procedures relating to the adoption and submission of
an annual budget by the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of
the town of Southampton
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. The Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the
town of Southampton shall, after public hearing, prepare and adopt an
annual budget in the manner prescribed in section 181 of the town law
provided that such annual budget shall not contain an increase of more
than two percent above the budgeted amount of the prior year. The budg-
etary controls of section 181-a of the town law, and the independent
audit requirements of section 181-b of the town law shall apply.
2. The Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of
Southampton shall submit their budget on or before the twentieth of
September to the budget officer of the town of Southampton. The budget
shall be in the format prescribed in section 107 of the town law.
3. The town of Southampton budget officer shall affix such budget to
the annual town budget, established pursuant to section 109 of the town
law, as a part thereof. No change shall be made by the budget officer or
the town board to the budget submitted by the Trustees of the Freehold-
ers and Commonalty of the town of Southampton.
ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
fiscal years beginning on and after January 1, 2021.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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